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No 307 - October 2016 - Acknowledging and giving credit comes in many forms'Inspirational
messages to refresh the spirit and boost the emotional bank account'

Acknowledging and giving
credit comes in many forms

Going to see a movie in a cinema has always been a
very special treat for me and in more recent years perhaps it is the wide
screen, those very comfortable lounge style chairs, the sensational surround
sound, the larger than life images of the characters on screen and even the
chance to indulge myself in some popcorn and a choc top that makes it even more
of a treat.

I also have some wonderful memories of the days
when I was a young boy and my mum took me to a Saturday matinee. I will never
forget that she would often buy me a packet of chocolate Jaffas to eat during
the movie. I would always discretely drop one or two onto the timber floor
during the movie and then giggle quietly as they rolled all the way down to the
front of the cinema making a clattering noise on the timber floor. I am sure
this boyish prank upset many of the older members of the audience, as well as
my mum. These days cinemas don't have timber floors so rolling Jaffas down the
cinema floor is a thing of the past.

Even to this day there has always been a ritual
that I go through once I get seated in the cinema which involves looking around
to see if I know anyone, then as the lights dim I will dig into the box of
popcorn or devour that choc top whilst watching the customary advertisements
and trailers of movies that are about to be launched. As the lights fully dim
and the screen expands to full viewing size I always settle back into that
comfortable seat in anticipation of what is to follow over the next one and a
half to two hours.

In the majority of cases I enjoy the movies I go to
see and usually have just a hint of chocolate on my mouth and the remains of
spilt popcorn, sprinkled all over my lap as the lights come up and the credits
roll. I always sit there for just a minute or two reflecting on the movie and
its message, often with a hint of a tear in my eye if the movie has had a very
sad or touching ending. Then up I get and return to the reality of the outside
world where I can further contemplate what I have just seen or discuss it with
my family and friends.

I have always liked to watch the movie credits so
that I could see the names of all the cast that I don't know or to find out the
name of a particular song that I enjoyed. I have never really stopped to think
very deeply about the importance of the movie credits and what they really
mean, however, at the end of the last movie I went to see I sat engrossed in
the credits which lasted for around two minutes and as I got up to leave, I
realised that there was not one person left in the cinema except for my wife and
myself. All of those people we had joined to watch the movie had quickly got up
and left, some as I recall, even before the credits had started.

Often in life the enjoyment of the moment or the
event is all that matters and we can be guilty of quickly moving on and forget
to take a minute or two to reflect on and acknowledge those who have made all
that enjoyment possible. At that instant, watching those credits meant more
than just looking out for that cast members name or song title and the
following quote from Samuel Goldwyn had a new meaning for me . . . . 'When
someone does something well, applaud! You will make two people happy'

Even though I was not applauding as I watched those
movie credits, at least I was taking time to acknowledge and pay my respects in
a very small way to all those talented and hard working people both in front
and behind the camera, who have given me my two hours of movie enjoyment.
Hopefully my silent acknowledgement will make them happy, as it did for me.

Inspired
by many great movies and written by Keith Ready

Writers
Note

Choc tops are a delicious range of flavoured
dipping compounds for Soft Serve or Scoop Ice Cream cones which leave a thin,
flavoursome and crackly coating on the cones.

Jaffas are a small round sweet consisting of a soft
chocolate centre with a hard covering of orange flavoured and coloured candy.
Jaffas have often been sold in movie theatres and have gained iconic status
because of the noise made when they are dropped (accidentally or deliberately)
and rolled down sloping wooden floors.

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